A new study published today in Nature has found that X’s algorithm – the hidden system or “recipe” that governs which posts ...

To be human is, fundamentally, to be a forecaster. Occasionally a pretty good one. Trying to see the future, whether through the lens of past experience or the logic of cause and effect, has helped us ...

In case you had any doubt, Elon Musk’s X has an algorithm that favors conservative content posted by political activists over liberal content or posts by traditional news media accounts, according to ...

The effect was caused by a switch from a chronological to an algorithmic feed ...

The case is seen as a test of social media's legal responsibility for platform design features that plaintiffs' lawyers say exacerbated mental health issues in young people.

"Feed algorithms are widely suspected to influence political attitudes." This study shows that some do - to significant effect.